New York Yankees vs St. Louis Browns
July 31, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1920 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 13

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Peckinpaugh ss 4 1 1 0
Pipp 1b 5 1 2 2
Pratt 2b 3 1 3 1
  Fewster 2b 2 0 0 0
Ruth rf 3 2 1 1
Meusel lf 4 1 1 3
  Gleich lf 0 0 0 0
Bodie cf 4 0 1 0
  Vick cf 0 0 0 0
Ward 3b 4 0 0 0
Ruel c 2 0 0 0
  Hofmann c 2 1 1 0
Collins p 1 0 0 0
  Thormahlen p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  O'Doul p 2 1 1 1
Totals 37 8 11 8
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Gerber ss 5 1 2 1
Gedeon 2b 3 2 1 0
Sisler 1b 5 3 3 5
Jacobson cf 5 2 2 0
Williams lf 5 2 2 3
Smith rf 5 1 3 2
Austin 3b 4 1 3 0
Severeid c 4 0 0 0
Shocker p 3 1 1 1
Totals 39 13 17 12
New York 400 000 0138112
St. Louis 406 030 00x13170
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Collins  L(9-5) 2.0 6 6 6 1 0
  Thormahlen   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  McGraw   2.2 5 3 3 1 2
  O'Doul   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
17
13
13
3
3
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  W(15-8) 9.0 11 8 8 2 6
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
2
6

  E–Ruth (12), Thormahlen (4).  DP–New York 3. Ward-Pratt-Pipp, Peckinpaugh-Pratt-Pipp, Pratt-Peckinpaugh-Pipp, St. Louis 1. Sisler-Gerber-Sisler.  2B–New York Peckinpaugh (20); O'Doul (1), St. Louis Austin (11).  3B–St. Louis Williams (9).  HR–New York Pipp (8,9th inning off Shocker 1 on); Ruth (37,8th inning off Shocker 0 on); Meusel (11,1st inning off Shocker 2 on), St. Louis Sisler (12,5th inning off McGraw 2 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  U–George Hildebrand, Billy Evans.
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